The romance between Katie Couric and her much younger boyfriend Brooks Perlin has ended.
The green building-materials distributor is in the process of moving out of their shared Upper East Side townhouse in New York City after a five year relationship.
Former CBS news anchor Couric and her long-time significant other raised a few eyebrows over the years because of their 17 year age difference. She is 54 and he is 37.
So what caused the split? According to The New York Post’s Page Six, “Katie is someone who is incredibly versatile and accessible and in high demand. He wasn’t able to keep up. After five years, they have decided it was time to go their separate ways. The bottom line is that she is available and back on the market.”
Katie’s husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 from colon cancer. Their oldest daughter Ellie, 20, is a college junior. Carrie, 15, is a high school sophomore.
Couric will premiere a new talk show in September 2012.
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